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Add a blockade at the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing to the list of supply chain problems pounding Michigan businesses.
The shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge last week, the main link between Michigan and its largest trading partner, over COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truck drivers and other issues quickly escalated to an economic emergency with far-reaching impact from farms to automotive factories.
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Brian Hitchcock’s trucking business is at a near-standstill thanks to protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, but he said they are not the problem.
“We can’t afford to lose drivers over a mandate when they’ve been out there for two years doing this without a vaccine or a mask or anything else,” said Hitchcock, CEO of MBH Trucking and chairman of the Michigan Trucking Association.
Both Canada and the U.S. currently have regulations in place that require COVID-19 vaccinations for truckers who cross the border into their countries.
North America’s largest auto supplier also said Board Chair William L. Young, 66, will retire at the end of the current term. The board has selected Robert F. MacLellan, 66, currently audit committee chair, to succeed Young following Magna’s annual meeting on May 3.
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Nearly every Canadian automotive supplier has ceased building parts for the time being due to the ongoing blockade at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., according to the association that represents the sector.